Champ Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Ararat River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Champ Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Champ Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Surry |
Length: | 3.37miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ararat River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 4.51cuft/s at mouth with Ararat River[2] |
Source1: | Faulkner Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | pond about 2 miles east of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
Source1 Coordinates: | 36.5242°N -80.5844°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1270feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ararat River |
Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Airy, North Carolina |
Mouth Coordinates: | 36.5192°N -80.585°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1035feet |
Progression: | Ararat River → Yadkin River → Pee Dee River → Winyah Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
River System: | Yadkin River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Stardust Trail, Duck Hollow Trail, Arrington Lane, Graystone Road, McBride Road, State Road |
Champ Creek is a 3.37miles long 1st order tributary to the Ararat River in Surry County, North Carolina. This stream is the only one of its name in the United States.
Champ Creek rises in a pond on the Faulkner Creek divide about 2 miles east of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Champ Creek then flows southwest to join the Ararat River about 0.5 miles northeast of Mount Airy.[4]
Champ Creek drains of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 337.25, and is about 51% forested.[2]